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Sustainability-In-Tech : Could Seawater Supply Nuclear Fuel For 50,000 Years?
US clean technology startup Fluxnium is developing a way to collect uranium from seawater, targeting a resource potentially large enough to support nuclear generation for tens of thousands of years while attempting to reduce the environmental damage associated with conventional mining. Looking To The Ocean Nuclear power can provide electricity […]
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Video Update : How To Improve The Output From Your AI Tool
Getting useful answers from AI often means giving it a clearer brief, so here’s how to improve your instructions, provide the right context and get results that need less rewriting. https://player.mediadelivery.net/play/707308/8b05876b-3564-407b-bf6d-adf542d66af5
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Tech Tip : Find Email Attachments Without Opening Every Message
If you remember receiving a document but cannot find the email, Outlook’s attachment search can help you locate it without opening messages individually. Why Is This Useful? An invoice, contract or project document can easily disappear into a busy mailbox, particularly when you cannot remember the sender or subject line. […]
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Featured Article: AI Cracks 90-Year-Old Maths Problem In 88 Hours
OpenAI says an internal AI system has solved a mathematical problem that has resisted researchers for roughly 90 years, demonstrating the growing power of automated research while provoking a dispute over credit, transparency and human understanding. What’s Been Announced? On 8 September, OpenAI published a proposed solution to the Navier–Stokes […]
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Tech Insight: Who Pays When AI Does The Shopping?
As AI agents move from recommending purchases to spending money on our behalf, in this Tech Insight, we ask how they will pay, what will stop them spending beyond their instructions and who will pick up the bill when they get it wrong. From Finding Products To Paying For Them […]
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Tech News: App Spots Nearby Meta Smart Glasses
A Polish developer has created an app that detects nearby camera-equipped smart glasses, giving people a chance to protect their privacy by checking whether they might be filmed without their knowledge. Why Was The App Created? Paweł Szydłowski developed the app named ‘Zuckoff’ after becoming concerned about videos showing people […]
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Tech News: O2 Brings Satellite Connections To Businesses
O2 Business has launched a satellite service that lets compatible smartphones send messages and use selected apps beyond normal mobile coverage, giving employees working in remote locations another way to stay in contact without carrying specialist equipment. Why Has O2 Introduced It? For a field engineer travelling between rural jobs, […]
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Company Check: Rogue AI Activity Went Further Than First Revealed
New disclosures from OpenAI and Anthropic show that AI agents accessed real systems and misused public websites more widely than initially reported, raising questions about how developers contain their technology and detect harm when safeguards fail. New Findings The latest findings extend a series of incidents disclosed over the summer, […]
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Security Stop-Press: LG Faces Smart TV Privacy Allegations
South Korean electronics manufacturer LG is facing privacy allegations after researchers reported extensive data collection and security weaknesses in its smart TVs. Gamers Nexus found audio transcripts and information about nearby networks and devices, describing an “egregious invasion of privacy”. Researchers demonstrated recording on a compromised TV with its screen […]
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Sustainability-In-Tech: Google Backs Cleaner Rice Farming
Google has agreed to buy one million carbon credits from Indian startup Mitti Labs by 2030, funding changes to rice farming that could cut methane emissions and water use while testing how corporate climate spending can deliver measurable benefits beyond a company’s own operations. Why Rice Farming Matters Rice fields […]
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Video Update : A Tour Of ChatGPT’s Features In Under 10 Mins
Discover useful ChatGPT features you may have overlooked and how they could help with everyday tasks in this video tour lasting less than ten minutes. https://player.mediadelivery.net/play/707308/f7106c5c-4528-449d-a6bf-6433c707874c
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Tech Tip : Turn An Email Into Time Set Aside For The Work
If an email contains a job you need to complete, classic Outlook can turn it into a calendar appointment, helping you reserve time for the work while keeping the instructions attached to that time slot. Why Is This Useful? Flagging an email can help you remember it, but it does […]
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